Paris off the beaten path
After one more day in Bordeaux and a rainy afternoon in Arcachon (a village near a protected beach on the Atlantic seaside), I boarded a TGV (“train grande vitesse”) last Friday direct to Paris. My […]
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No boredom in Bordeaux
I’m on the move again, this time in France where, judging by the lushness of the trees and flowers, spring sprang quite a while ago. I arrived early Friday morning after skipping over the […]
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10 things I learned in France
According to a recent survey from the World Bank, France is the most visited country in the world, ahead of the United States and China! France is also the first country I visited overseas (back […]
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Walking in Crete
The mere mention of the Greek Islands causes most world travellers to sigh at the memories of the beaches, the sun, the sea, the food, and, for the culturally-minded, the ruins of ancient civilizations. Crete, […]
